Persian herbal medicines with anxiolytic properties

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 39, 2011, Pages 7-11

  Rabbani, M ^a   Vaseghi, G ^a   Sajjadi, S E ^a   Amin, B ^a  

^a Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Iranian native plants; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; DIAZEPAM; ECHIUM AMOENUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NEOHESPERIDIN; NEPETA PERSICA BOISS EXTRACT; PHENOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SALIX AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; SALVIA REUTERANA EXTRACT; SOUR ORANGE EXTRACT; STACHYS LAVANDULIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; CROCUS SATIVUS; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHIUM AMOENUM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPETA PERSICA BOISS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SALIX AEGYPTIACA; SALVIA REUTERANA; SOUR ORANGE; STACHYS LAVANDULIFOLIA; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALIA; CITRUS AURANTIUM; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; CROCUS SATIVUS; ECHIUM AMOENUM; NEPETA PERSICA; SALIX; STACHYS LAVANDULIFOLIA;

EID: 81255164750     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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